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COVID-19 UPDATE: Should Employers Require Face Masks in the Workplace?

Employers wondering how to best protect employees from COVID-19 exposure may be considering whether they should allow or require employees to wear face masks at...

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Does An Employee Complaint Ever Become Too ‘Old” To Address?

Both employees and employers struggle with whether a complaint regarding workplace conduct is ever too “old” to raise and/or investigate.  In New Hampshire, the general...

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General Duty Clause Violations

When I was writing about pending federal heat stress standards recently, I reviewed OSHA’s enforcement summary for 2018 and was struck by how many 5(a)(1)...

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Federal Heat Stress Standards Are On The Horizon

US House Democrats released a bill in early July that, if passed, would direct OSHA, over the next two years, to develop federal standards on...

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Medical Marijuana is Not Prohibited Worker’s Compensation Expense Under State Law

The New Hampshire Supreme Court recently ruled that New Hampshire’s therapeutic cannabis (or “medical marijuana”) law does not prohibit workers’ compensation insurance carriers from reimbursing...

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